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it's good for you. >>> president obama wants republicans to meet in the middle. how can they when they're on the far right? it's friday, march 29th, and this is "now." >>> i'm joy re,
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what the obama did is this. emergency birth control, plan b, was available for women 17 and older without prescription. but because of the age restriction you couldn't find it on the shelves. you had to ask the firm sift. if you were under 17 you had to get a prescription. but doctors and scientists at fda determined that plan b was safe without the restrictions. they were about to lift them to put them on drugstore shelves. that was at the end of 2011. it was a shocking and controversial move, the obama administration stepped in and stopped it. health and human services administrator blocked services to emergency birth control. it was the first time, first time ever, the hhs had ever publicly overruled the fda. in history. which naturally brought forth allegations the administration was putting politics above science. this decision did, after all, approximately coincide with the start of the 2012 presidential campaign. but the reason the obama administration gave for overruling signs behind the fda decision was
what the obama did is this. emergency birth control, plan b, was available for women 17 and older without prescription. but because of the age restriction you couldn't find it on the shelves. you had to ask the firm sift. if you were under 17 you had to get a prescription. but doctors and scientists at fda determined that plan b was safe without the restrictions. they were about to lift them to put them on drugstore shelves. that was at the end of 2011. it was a shocking and controversial move,...
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that goes to your point. >> don't put any "obama" on it. then it may work out. >> sam, i go back to my skepticism. carrie talks about much of the negotiating happening in the senate. the senate is becoming more like the house, you have people like marco rubio tracking way to the right on guns. and the senate is actually, the people most active in the senate on the republican side are not that much different than the people in the house. >> that's a good point. you have these, and they've been elected essentially to do that on a promise to do what you just described. and you know, this junction they're not big enough in numbers to have that much of an impact on the agenda. so much as the rhetoric, obviously we saw rand paul's filibuster was the most notable instance. but you know, i think carrie's right we have are to give the senate a little credit on the immigration front especially because they are trying to work a major piece of legislation, which would be an historic piece of legislation, if it were to pass. there are people hopeful abo
that goes to your point. >> don't put any "obama" on it. then it may work out. >> sam, i go back to my skepticism. carrie talks about much of the negotiating happening in the senate. the senate is becoming more like the house, you have people like marco rubio tracking way to the right on guns. and the senate is actually, the people most active in the senate on the republican side are not that much different than the people in the house. >> that's a good point. you...
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president obama wrapping up his remarks. he called on congress to invest in new tax incentives and other measures to expand investments in infrastructure projects like this one. this court here in miami which i just heard you mention. it is currently undergoing about $2 billion in upgrades. among the things president obama called for, basically an infrastructure. this is something he has been talking about since his first term and hasn't really ever gained a lot of traction. he also called for tax incentives for private company here to invest in infrastructure projects as well as international investments in infrastructure as well as expanding in infrastructure program. two of them. one which gives loans. another which gives grants. that was his basic message. but craig, all of this requires congressional approval and it is not clear that there is a whole lot of appetite for increased spending. that lab big a sticking point between democrats and republicans for the president's entire first term and now going into his second
president obama wrapping up his remarks. he called on congress to invest in new tax incentives and other measures to expand investments in infrastructure projects like this one. this court here in miami which i just heard you mention. it is currently undergoing about $2 billion in upgrades. among the things president obama called for, basically an infrastructure. this is something he has been talking about since his first term and hasn't really ever gained a lot of traction. he also called for...
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she became president obama's top counterterrorism advisor. robert mueller will step down on the 24th after 12 years on the job. >>> now to easter and hundreds of millions of christians who celebrated the holiday. the first family walked from the white house to nearby st. john's church. today the president will host celebrities like minnesota vikings adrian peterson and nascar driver, danica patrick. even robby novak who plays kid president will be on hand. the family of high day yeah pendleton, the teenage girl shot and killed will also be in attendance. sunday, eyes were focused on pope francis and his first easter sunday mass. >> narrator: they came by the thousands. a quarter of a million welcomed pope francis as he delivered his first easter mass. the faithful lining st. peter's square to hear a message calling for peace. he appealed for peace between israelis and palestinians, for refugees pleaing syria and what could be the next big conflict for reconciliation between north and south korea. >> we wanted to come and get the blessing from
she became president obama's top counterterrorism advisor. robert mueller will step down on the 24th after 12 years on the job. >>> now to easter and hundreds of millions of christians who celebrated the holiday. the first family walked from the white house to nearby st. john's church. today the president will host celebrities like minnesota vikings adrian peterson and nascar driver, danica patrick. even robby novak who plays kid president will be on hand. the family of high day yeah...
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the one thing i would add, though, and you heard president obama say that colorado is a model, and i think legislatively it is a model, but the problem is politically in colorado and in other states, there's no filibuster, so the president has to deal with an obstacle that state legislators don't have to deal with. >> which is that he can actually take majority support and transform majority support into a piece of legislation. >> that's exactly right. so, the governor of colorado can go out and talk about gun control and the legislators can talk about gun control, and they can pass something and they can pass it and the republicans can put up a fight, but they can't stop the institution from acting. the president doesn't have that luxury, so the reason he's going to colorado is exactly, as you put it in the beginning of this, is to try to whip up public support to really embarrass and humiliate the republicans in washington who are wielding that filibuster power, to embarrass them. that's the only thing the president can do with a filibuster, where 11% of the population has enough s
the one thing i would add, though, and you heard president obama say that colorado is a model, and i think legislatively it is a model, but the problem is politically in colorado and in other states, there's no filibuster, so the president has to deal with an obstacle that state legislators don't have to deal with. >> which is that he can actually take majority support and transform majority support into a piece of legislation. >> that's exactly right. so, the governor of colorado...
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>> i would say the only person that should be ashamed is president obama. we haven't heard him talk about gun control in weeks, and suddenly on the day which everyone knew in advance that connecticut was releasing all this information about what happened at sandy hook, he suddenly has a press conference at the white house and starts calling for more of his political agenda. it's just -- i think it's disgusting. that's what he's been pushing for since before he got re-elected and he will continue to push for it. >> cornel, what about that. emily is saying shame on the president. >> same on the president for wanting to protect americans. shame on the president for calling for common sense solutions on guns that 91% of americans support. shame, really here should be on those who stand in the way of it. i mean, look, these high capacity clips, background checks, we have a moral obligation to try to protect, you know, there's no perfect law. however, if we can keep guns out of the hands of one crazy person, don't we have the moral obligation to do that? so i thi
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do you think president obama is going do that? >> i don't know. the president deserves and a plus for his vision, his drive, his commitment to this goal. but the whole enterprise frankly is on the verge of an embarrassing collapse. very little aside from the work you just cited has been done over the last two years to complete the rest of the aeg, reduce the role of nuclear weaponses out of the world and that's why you see sam nunn and dez brown and other diplomats saying now is the time. you built the foundation, you have to erect the house. you have to get the other countries in the world involved and you have to motivate your own staff often is dragging their feet and shaking their heads about the president's agenda, get your own staff to get behind this and push this through over the next four years, this is your chance to fundamentally make the security of the united states and the world improved. >> when the president did get the senate to sign off on reducing the number of nuclear weapons in the last starke treaty, the thing he traded senat
do you think president obama is going do that? >> i don't know. the president deserves and a plus for his vision, his drive, his commitment to this goal. but the whole enterprise frankly is on the verge of an embarrassing collapse. very little aside from the work you just cited has been done over the last two years to complete the rest of the aeg, reduce the role of nuclear weaponses out of the world and that's why you see sam nunn and dez brown and other diplomats saying now is the time....
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but here is something president obama could probably do by himself that would be a signal accomplishment of his presidency, end the war on terror. for the first time since 9/11, an administration official sketched out a possible end point. jay johnson, the then general council for the pentagon said in a recent speech to the oxford union that as the battle against al qaeda continues, there will come a tipping point that so many of the leaders and operatives of allocate da and it's affiliate have been killed, captures such as al qaeda as we know it has been effectively destroyed. at that point he said our efforts should no longer be considered an armed conflict. you might not realize it, but we're still living in a state of war. this is the longest period that the united states has lived in such a situation. longer than the civil war, world war one or world war ii. it grants the president and the federal government extraordinary authority, effectively suspends civil liberties for anyone the government deems an enemy and also keeps us at a permanent war footing in all kind of ways. ending t
but here is something president obama could probably do by himself that would be a signal accomplishment of his presidency, end the war on terror. for the first time since 9/11, an administration official sketched out a possible end point. jay johnson, the then general council for the pentagon said in a recent speech to the oxford union that as the battle against al qaeda continues, there will come a tipping point that so many of the leaders and operatives of allocate da and it's affiliate have...
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. >>> also in colorado, president obama as we noted touching down there tomorrow. he will continue that push for tougher measures aimed at reducing gun violence. it comes as a paperwork error allowed a violent convict to be released from prison in january. that was four years earlier than originally intended. that man's name is evan ebel. he's suspected of killing the state's corrections chief and a pizza delivery driver last month when ebel should have still been behind bars. state officials say ebel was supposed to serve another four years after completing an eight-year sentence. but that information never made it into the court records and the suspected gunman was let go. ebel was killed in a shootout with police in texas two days after investigators believe that he shot and killed prison official tom clements in colora colorado. >>> clean up efforts under way where barrels of oil spilled. pegasus pipeline as it's called ruptured on monday near mayflower. these are some of the first pictures we're seeing. exxon was fined three years ago for not properly inspecti
. >>> also in colorado, president obama as we noted touching down there tomorrow. he will continue that push for tougher measures aimed at reducing gun violence. it comes as a paperwork error allowed a violent convict to be released from prison in january. that was four years earlier than originally intended. that man's name is evan ebel. he's suspected of killing the state's corrections chief and a pizza delivery driver last month when ebel should have still been behind bars. state...
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president obama thursday met with leaders of four small african nations. they talked about their emerging democracies and america's interests on the continent as well. a nonresident fellow at the africa growth initiative at the brookings institution. our friend rohit has been in johannesburg, south africa, for us for some time now. it's good to see both of you. whitney, let me start with you. the country is visiting with president obama. they are solid democracies. what's the american interest in africa right now, and how has it changed? >> well, the american interest in africa right now is in democracy. it's in economic development. and it's in commercial opportunity. what we're seeing on the continent is the emergence of a middle class across the continent. some 350 million people who are buying televisions, buying cell phones, buying cars. and this is the new africa. and this increasingly is going to be the story coming out of the continent for the next ten years. so the visit to the white house on thursday by the four leaders is recognition not only of
president obama thursday met with leaders of four small african nations. they talked about their emerging democracies and america's interests on the continent as well. a nonresident fellow at the africa growth initiative at the brookings institution. our friend rohit has been in johannesburg, south africa, for us for some time now. it's good to see both of you. whitney, let me start with you. the country is visiting with president obama. they are solid democracies. what's the american interest...
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call it obama 3.0, "washington post" writes this budget request reflegts obama's stark shift in strategy. he's begun a charm offensive in hopes they, the republicans will take seriously his offer to overhaul entitlement programs in exchange for increasing tax revenue. obama's aides have not been optimistic about the prospects for a deal but they argue that his strategy of outreach coupled with public events offers the best path forward for progress. the white house may see the con sill terry approach as the best path forward, but what is the end game when the goal posts are set in the middle of the field. ezra klein writes notice "washington post," the upside of the strategy is clear -- obama gets caught trying on a budget compromise. by starting in the middle, liberals worry that obama risks pushing a final compromise to the right. if the left is unhappy, what of the right this morning, house speaker john boehner issued a statement suggesting president obama isn't making a serious offer at compromise. if the president believes these modest entitlement savings are needed to help shore up
call it obama 3.0, "washington post" writes this budget request reflegts obama's stark shift in strategy. he's begun a charm offensive in hopes they, the republicans will take seriously his offer to overhaul entitlement programs in exchange for increasing tax revenue. obama's aides have not been optimistic about the prospects for a deal but they argue that his strategy of outreach coupled with public events offers the best path forward for progress. the white house may see the con...
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by the time we exclude obama being an antichrist and get past people who think the government had a role in bombing the world trade center and the pentagon, yes, the pentagon. by the time you get past the half of the country that believe kriemt clang is an outright hoax, how do you do the rational thing about something like gun safety? that's our problem, that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. "all in with chris hayes" starts right now. ♪ >>> today was a huge news day in the ongoing political fight against gun violence in this country. the white house threw its most precious and powerful resource, the time and attention of the president of the united states, behind the issue today. the president traveled to denver, colorado, where he was introduced by the local police chief and planked by law enforcement officers to draw washington's attention, again, to gun safety. >> we need parents, we need teachers, we need police officers, we need pastors, we need hunters and sportsmen, americans of every background, to say, we've suffered too much pain and care too much about our ch
by the time we exclude obama being an antichrist and get past people who think the government had a role in bombing the world trade center and the pentagon, yes, the pentagon. by the time you get past the half of the country that believe kriemt clang is an outright hoax, how do you do the rational thing about something like gun safety? that's our problem, that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. "all in with chris hayes" starts right now. ♪ >>> today...
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. >>> domestic politics here at home today, president obama announced he will give back 5% of his own presidential salary, give back 5% of his salary for the rest of the year in solidarity with the other people who are being laid off in the government and furloughed because of the sequester. today also in tennessee on this eve of the 45th anniversary of dr. martin luther king being assassinated, the shelby county, tennessee, recorders office released videos never before seen, videos showing james earl ray, after he was arrested for dr. king's murder. the tapes include, and i'll admit this is kind of weird, strangely, the whole very long, detailed process of james earl ray being strip searched as he's brought into the jail. as indicated by the pixelation work that you see here. there's lots going on in today's news, good, bad, and quite unexpectedly revealing and weird. >>> but we start tonight's show with second amendment remedies. in the midterm elections in 2010, nevada republicans nominated a woman named sharron angle to run for senate in nevada. sharron angle was going to try to u
. >>> domestic politics here at home today, president obama announced he will give back 5% of his own presidential salary, give back 5% of his salary for the rest of the year in solidarity with the other people who are being laid off in the government and furloughed because of the sequester. today also in tennessee on this eve of the 45th anniversary of dr. martin luther king being assassinated, the shelby county, tennessee, recorders office released videos never before seen, videos...
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the rupture proves president obama should reject building the key stone pipeline. the president is expected to make a decision within weeks. we ask you, what does your gut tell you this day? will that arkansas pipeline spill affect the key stone decision? go to facebook.com/newsnation to cast that big vote. that does it for this edition of "news nation." thank you for with us. the cycle is up next. m is of a better future, a confident retirement. those dreams have taken a beating lately. but no way we're going to let them die. ♪ ameriprise advisors can help keep your dreams alive like they helped millions of others. by listening. planning. working one on one. that's what ameriprise financial does. and that's what they can do with you. that's how ameriprise puts more within reach. ♪ a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think so. [ male announcer ] for years, b
the rupture proves president obama should reject building the key stone pipeline. the president is expected to make a decision within weeks. we ask you, what does your gut tell you this day? will that arkansas pipeline spill affect the key stone decision? go to facebook.com/newsnation to cast that big vote. that does it for this edition of "news nation." thank you for with us. the cycle is up next. m is of a better future, a confident retirement. those dreams have taken a beating...
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today, president obama announced a new project, the brain initiative. scientists will be mapping the stuff between your ears so we can finally understand how the individual cells and regions of the brains work and how they work together. the idea again is to think big, use the new tools we have for looking at the human brain and to make better tools to create a new and better map of the human brain and its functions. then make that map publicly available so scientists in all fields can use it to work on, say, alzheimer's, autism, or schizophrenia. right now, the map of the human brain has blank spots the size of texas. this man's parkinson's disease makes it hard to walk. when the same man can ride a bicycle like a ten-year-old with no problems at all, we don't understand. that's a mystery. if we understood the brain better, we could offer more help to people with brain injury, like veterans that come home with signature injuries from the wars. if we understood the brain better, maybe we could offer replacement limbs that just work. like the first presi
today, president obama announced a new project, the brain initiative. scientists will be mapping the stuff between your ears so we can finally understand how the individual cells and regions of the brains work and how they work together. the idea again is to think big, use the new tools we have for looking at the human brain and to make better tools to create a new and better map of the human brain and its functions. then make that map publicly available so scientists in all fields can use it...
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along came barack obama and captured the exceptionalism hillary had. being the first black president in the end got more traction than being the first woman president. that was in her sense an unlucky thing to happen if she's fit and wants to do it, and if everything being as one thinks it will be, yes, it will be a shoo-in. who knows. >> how about tina brown? do you want her to be president? >> i'd love to see her get it. i'd love to see her get it. i think this woman is so qualified for this role. she's been so superb in so many different roles. who has more experience? who has more wisdom? who has more contacts at this point? this woman is absolutely so well qualified for this job that if she didn't do it, it would be a tremendous loss i think. >> okay. tina brown. hold on there. howard, let me talk -- i think the pilot light's been on in washington right now. ann lewis has an operation. she's been keeping the orrecord for a long time now. it's a group called no limits. you have an office in "the new york times," rudenberg's piece, another group cal
along came barack obama and captured the exceptionalism hillary had. being the first black president in the end got more traction than being the first woman president. that was in her sense an unlucky thing to happen if she's fit and wants to do it, and if everything being as one thinks it will be, yes, it will be a shoo-in. who knows. >> how about tina brown? do you want her to be president? >> i'd love to see her get it. i'd love to see her get it. i think this woman is so...
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today president obama announced he is investing millions of dollars in brain power. the president unveiled a $100 million initiative to fund research of the human brain. the hope is to not only discover new technologies but new treatments for alzheimer's and epilepsy. the project will involve both government and private scientists. that's it for me. i'm frederica whitfield. "the lead" with jake tapper starts right now. >>> chicago mayor rahm emmanuel is with us this afternoon but i assure you, parents, there will be no cursing. i'm jake tapper and this is "the lead." the national lead an nra task force lays out ideas to put a good guy with a gun in every school. ill xae mayor emmanuel how that is going to apply in chicago which buries hundreds of people from gun violence every year. >>> also in national news, cheating on standardized tests but not by students -- by the school officials responsible for administering them. now they're getting the ultimate detention in a jail cell. >>> and the money lead. if there was a traffic sign that represented the auto industry a
today president obama announced he is investing millions of dollars in brain power. the president unveiled a $100 million initiative to fund research of the human brain. the hope is to not only discover new technologies but new treatments for alzheimer's and epilepsy. the project will involve both government and private scientists. that's it for me. i'm frederica whitfield. "the lead" with jake tapper starts right now. >>> chicago mayor rahm emmanuel is with us this afternoon...
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jared bernstein an advisor to the obama administration from 2009-11. says your analysis is mostly horrific screed and historical -- hunger games vision of america based on debt obsession and willful ignorance of macroeconomics and the impact of market failure. it's like hearing a crazy person on the street corner ranting about whatever. they invariably stumble on some profound and piercing insights but it's mostly nonsense and swlel that we keep our heads down and move on. >> look, he worked for obama. he is a unreconstructed kantionian. he thinks we can borrow our way to prosperity, just keep its red ink going so naturally when someone calls out the keynesian illusion, we're in the end game, almost broke in this country, we have 17 trillion of debt and there's no stopping it. it's going to go to 30 at worst. and so when someone calls out the illusion of keynesian economics, then the two chief high priests of keynesianism today krugman and bernstein obviously, respond. >> how about bernanke. >> bernanke is the single most dangerous man ever to occupy h
jared bernstein an advisor to the obama administration from 2009-11. says your analysis is mostly horrific screed and historical -- hunger games vision of america based on debt obsession and willful ignorance of macroeconomics and the impact of market failure. it's like hearing a crazy person on the street corner ranting about whatever. they invariably stumble on some profound and piercing insights but it's mostly nonsense and swlel that we keep our heads down and move on. >> look, he...
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as president obama said, we deserve a vote. those kids in sandy hook deserve a vote and this is not fair. however, feinstein also said that the previous assault weapons ban passed on amendments. so maybe there is a chance here. if it doesn't happen though, we are not going to back down. our moms are strong. they are tenacious. we're not giving up. we will be here for 2014 and we will vote for people who vote with us. this is important. >> kim, as i'm sure you know, so-called assault weapons are responsible for only about 2% of gun homicides every year. the vast majority are committed by handguns. as i'm sure i don't have to tell you. i'm wondering, are mom demand action planning on calling for a ban on handguns, if not, why? >> well, you know, we're not infringing on anyone's second amendment right. you can own guns. however, if there are back ground collection on all gun purchases, if straw trafficking becomes a criminal offense, and has strong penalties, the supply will dry up. criminals will not be able to get their hands on
as president obama said, we deserve a vote. those kids in sandy hook deserve a vote and this is not fair. however, feinstein also said that the previous assault weapons ban passed on amendments. so maybe there is a chance here. if it doesn't happen though, we are not going to back down. our moms are strong. they are tenacious. we're not giving up. we will be here for 2014 and we will vote for people who vote with us. this is important. >> kim, as i'm sure you know, so-called assault...
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we know what it means to serve. >>> president obama has already chosen a woman. julia pearson. to head the secret service and now hes is reportedly ready to name another top law enforcements official, a woman, lisa monaco to head the fbi. the "washington post" is reporting that lisa monaco, the president's chief counterterrorism adviser is on the top of the president's short list to replace long-time director robert mueller. she's only one of many women who could make headlines. joining me now bloomberg view margaret carlson and washington bureau chief, elizabeth bloomler. hillary clinton coming back from a little time to clean the closets, whatever she's been doing. get some rest. and she's been off since she left the state department now we're going to see her twice this week and in coming weeks on paid speeches. first, vital voices so near to her heart. this is the event tuesday night and joe biden will also be there i'm told. >> he's making noises, possibly. >> about 2016. she's going to appear at tina brown's event on friday in new york. this is a high profile relaunch of
we know what it means to serve. >>> president obama has already chosen a woman. julia pearson. to head the secret service and now hes is reportedly ready to name another top law enforcements official, a woman, lisa monaco to head the fbi. the "washington post" is reporting that lisa monaco, the president's chief counterterrorism adviser is on the top of the president's short list to replace long-time director robert mueller. she's only one of many women who could make...
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he now calls it obama care. it's still a work in progress. today the administration finalized new health care regulations announcing they will pick up 100% of the state's tabs for the new medicaid patients that will be eligible through obama care. while that is one less cost for states other price tags are raising eyebrows. the society of actuaries this week released a report saying medical claims will rise 32% for those covered by individual policies. not employer provided coverage, individual coverage. but asked about the rising costs, health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius this week said the newly insured, quote will be moving into a fully insured product for the first time, so there may be a higher cost associated with getting into that market. now this of course caused some confusion for people who thought that the health care bill would bring lower premiums as we -- as the public had been told that it would keeping costs down for business of course and saving the government money. joining us now is nancy depaul who led th
he now calls it obama care. it's still a work in progress. today the administration finalized new health care regulations announcing they will pick up 100% of the state's tabs for the new medicaid patients that will be eligible through obama care. while that is one less cost for states other price tags are raising eyebrows. the society of actuaries this week released a report saying medical claims will rise 32% for those covered by individual policies. not employer provided coverage, individual...
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president obama to change the country's gun laws. the nra showed no signs of giving in on new regulations as they pitched for arm guards and more measures in america's schools. >>> new jersey democrats, are they giving up against governor chris christie? going to give him a free ride to a second term. a deep dive into why one of the blue states could be so easy for a red hot republican. >>> and it is election day. tuesday somewhere. and it is, again, in south carolina. will mark sanford have a convincing win in the republican runoff? and the bigger question is, how much help will national democrats deliver to try to steal it away? >> good morning from los angeles. >> it is tuesday, april 2nd, 2013. and this is "the daily rundown". >> now here's chuck todd. >> have to be nice to usc. i'm kidding. big thanks to those student journalists at the university of southern california. i'll leave the football stuff aside. keep the videos coming. we'll have more this morning on the latest north korean news where they say they'll restart a nucle
president obama to change the country's gun laws. the nra showed no signs of giving in on new regulations as they pitched for arm guards and more measures in america's schools. >>> new jersey democrats, are they giving up against governor chris christie? going to give him a free ride to a second term. a deep dive into why one of the blue states could be so easy for a red hot republican. >>> and it is election day. tuesday somewhere. and it is, again, in south carolina. will...
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president obama heads to colorado this week to sell his proposals. we take a look at how folks around the country feel about it. ♪ [ watch ticking ] [ engine revs ] come in. ♪ got the coffee. that was fast. we're outta here. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think so. [ male announcer ] for years, bob took warfarin, and made a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but not anymore. bob's doctor recommended a different option: once-a-day xarelto®. xarelto® is the first and only once-a-day prescription blood thinner for patients with afib not caused by a heart valve problem, that doesn't require routine blood monitoring. like warfarin, xarelto® is proven effective to reduce the risk of an afib-related stroke. there is limited data on how these drugs compare when warfarin is well managed. no routine blood
president obama heads to colorado this week to sell his proposals. we take a look at how folks around the country feel about it. ♪ [ watch ticking ] [ engine revs ] come in. ♪ got the coffee. that was fast. we're outta here. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't...
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the obama administration fought the ruling. it wanted girls younger than 17 to get a prescription for that medicine. elizabeth, we're talking about a change potentially. we're not sure when it's going to happen, whether it's a matter of weeks or months, but how readily available would this be? >> once this actually takes place, this is a huge change for sexually active girls. so taking sort of the ethics and the morality out of this, let's focus on the science and what's happening here. a couple years ago kathryn sebelius said we think this pill should not be available to girls under the age of 18. and a federal judge in brooklyn said no, it should be available to everyone. and his wording was very, very strong. what he said was the decision of the secretary with respect to plan b-1 steps, that's the morning after pill, were arbitrary, capricious, a unreasonable. and we haven't read through the entire decision. i have the whole decision right here, but basically what the arguments have been over the years is, why is it okay for
the obama administration fought the ruling. it wanted girls younger than 17 to get a prescription for that medicine. elizabeth, we're talking about a change potentially. we're not sure when it's going to happen, whether it's a matter of weeks or months, but how readily available would this be? >> once this actually takes place, this is a huge change for sexually active girls. so taking sort of the ethics and the morality out of this, let's focus on the science and what's happening here. a...
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the obama administration has been fighting back. it had required girls younger than the age of 17 to get a prescription for the pill, but it has lost the battle at least for now. senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen joining me. obviously this has huge implications. but first, remind us what the morning after pill does. >> well, the morning after pill has to be taken within three days, preferably within one day, of having unprotected intercourse. and mainly what it does is it keeps the ovary from releasing an egg so that the woman doesn't get pregnant. >> why was this overturned? >> the judge said, look, the fda has been charged with looking at whether the judge is safe and effective. this drug is safe and effective and he said for girls under 17 as for women over 17. you can't make the argument that it's somehow less safe for girls under 17. the obama administration didn't really argue with him really, what they did say was we're worried that girls under 17 won't be able to read the instructions properly. and he said, look,
the obama administration has been fighting back. it had required girls younger than the age of 17 to get a prescription for the pill, but it has lost the battle at least for now. senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen joining me. obviously this has huge implications. but first, remind us what the morning after pill does. >> well, the morning after pill has to be taken within three days, preferably within one day, of having unprotected intercourse. and mainly what it does is it keeps...
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we'll also hear live from president obama who is taking his push for greater gun control to colorado. is there still a chance the congress will act. and the president writes checks to the american taxpayer. why is he giving back 5% of his salary. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> let's begin with breaking news. a chilling development out of north korea that says the military has final approval for a attack on the united states. this is proof that the united states is planning to send a missile defense system to gaum where thousands of u.s. troops are based. we are in seoul, south korea. barbara starr has the latest information from the pentagon. what is the information? >> well, wolf, pentagon officials looking at the statement from north korea shaking their heads. the north koreans are not giving up on their rhetoric. most say they are not capable of striking the united states with a nuclear tip missile. but there are some 28,000 u.s. troops in south korea and the entire asia region, certainly on edge. one of the reasons, it is sending missiles to guam because the
we'll also hear live from president obama who is taking his push for greater gun control to colorado. is there still a chance the congress will act. and the president writes checks to the american taxpayer. why is he giving back 5% of his salary. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> let's begin with breaking news. a chilling development out of north korea that says the military has final approval for a attack on the united states. this is proof that the united...
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but i do now, and his name is barack obama. >> she endorsed barack obama in 2008, was a national co-chairperson of his 2012 campaign. now, according to a democrat familiar with the discussions, he's asked her to serve as his ambassador to japan. the 55-year-old lawyer, mother of three, author of ten books heads the kennedy presidential library and is known for her privacy. but she's come close to running for office. last month on cbs she was quizzed about becoming an ambassador. >> are you interested? >> sure. >> do you like japan or canada better? >> what? i don't know. which is closer to 57th street where you are? >> some career diplomats say political patronage is a bad idea. >> the consistent and growing use of political pate roronage appoint outsiders into our diplomatic service has seriously weakened our diplomatic service over time and is continuing to do so. >> and johnson also says that, by the way, since 1980 almost 100% of the ambassadorships to japan, u.s. ambassadorships, have been political appointees. wolf? >> a lot of those countries they prefer to have a high ranking political
but i do now, and his name is barack obama. >> she endorsed barack obama in 2008, was a national co-chairperson of his 2012 campaign. now, according to a democrat familiar with the discussions, he's asked her to serve as his ambassador to japan. the 55-year-old lawyer, mother of three, author of ten books heads the kennedy presidential library and is known for her privacy. but she's come close to running for office. last month on cbs she was quizzed about becoming an ambassador. >>...
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and i now want to introduce the star of the obama family, my wife, the first lady, michelle obama. >> thank you. thank you, mr. president. thank you kid president, robby novak. isn't he wonderful? robby, we are so proud to have you here. you have been so inspiring. i can't imagine there is anyone who hasn't seen your video, right? you make us all want to work hard and be better. that's right. you are going to spend a little time in the oval office fixing things up for this president. it is good to have you here. it is great to have everyone here this morning. we are so excited. the easter egg roll is the biggest event that we have here on the south lawn of the white house each year. today we are going to have more than 30,000 people who will pass through this yard in celebration of nutrition and health and activity. and we could not do this if it were not for all of our wonderful volunteers, our staff, all of the terrific performers and athletes who have taken time out of their lives and their busy days to make this important. so we need to give all of them a round of applause for all
and i now want to introduce the star of the obama family, my wife, the first lady, michelle obama. >> thank you. thank you, mr. president. thank you kid president, robby novak. isn't he wonderful? robby, we are so proud to have you here. you have been so inspiring. i can't imagine there is anyone who hasn't seen your video, right? you make us all want to work hard and be better. that's right. you are going to spend a little time in the oval office fixing things up for this president. it...
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i think president obama spoke to that in people. what i do believe, however, is in the next election, i think people are going to want to see a continuation of the progressive policies that president obama has put in place you if the facts continue to bear out that those are in mine line with where a majority of you americans r that if that is the case, whether hillary clinton or whom as far running is going to have to make, innovation but the continuation of the ideas and the policies that we are seeing right now. >> we spent a lot of time talking about hillary clinton and vice president joe biden, robert traynham, he he is heading to the palmetto state next month, going to be the keynote speaker at south carolina's jefferson jackson dinner. how does joe biden, america's happy warrior fit into the democrats, their plans to keep control of the white house? >> look, it's a very awkward position for him to be in as we mentioned, hillary clinton is the big person in the room. however, if i'm joe biden or senior adviser, say mr. vice pr
i think president obama spoke to that in people. what i do believe, however, is in the next election, i think people are going to want to see a continuation of the progressive policies that president obama has put in place you if the facts continue to bear out that those are in mine line with where a majority of you americans r that if that is the case, whether hillary clinton or whom as far running is going to have to make, innovation but the continuation of the ideas and the policies that we...
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half a dozen indicted or investigated under the obama. no question they are trying to send a signal to government officials business usually as practiced in washington forever which involves the commonplace interactions between journalists and government officials involving classified information, that they are trying to deter officials from behaving the way they have. >> i'm probably the only person around the table who someone of those former government officials and what is wrong with this. you sign the deal when you become a government official not to disclose classified information and you have to day-by-day make a distinction between legitimate backgrounding talking to journalist and you have a sense where you don't cross the line. what is wrong with what the obama administration is doing? >> i think the government wasn't so broken and so manipulated and misused from day-to-day in washington. this is a singling out of selected weak individuals. it's like when the justice system works and other sectors of our country. if you have a p
half a dozen indicted or investigated under the obama. no question they are trying to send a signal to government officials business usually as practiced in washington forever which involves the commonplace interactions between journalists and government officials involving classified information, that they are trying to deter officials from behaving the way they have. >> i'm probably the only person around the table who someone of those former government officials and what is wrong with...
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president obama, meanwhile, jumps back into the gun debate tomorrow. he's heading to colorado for a speech at the denver police academy. he'll be in connecticut next week. >>> today the president ha his attention on a much different subject. what goes on inside our minds. he wants congress to spend millions of dollars on brain research. lisa sylvester is here to explain what this money hopefully would buy. what does the president want? >> wolf, much the way researchers were able to map the human genome, scientists are hoping to develop actually a map of the brain. and to one day be able to turn on or off certain cells and cure diseases. the white house is backing it up with a proposed $100 million. >> go ahead. >> in this demonstration, with actor alan alda, 8-month-old kendall shows she has mastered the art of imitation. >> good. >> again and again she takes turns copying what the grown-ups do. scientists at the institute for learning and brain sciences at the university of washington have been studying the toddler and baby brain and have made astonis
president obama, meanwhile, jumps back into the gun debate tomorrow. he's heading to colorado for a speech at the denver police academy. he'll be in connecticut next week. >>> today the president ha his attention on a much different subject. what goes on inside our minds. he wants congress to spend millions of dollars on brain research. lisa sylvester is here to explain what this money hopefully would buy. what does the president want? >> wolf, much the way researchers were able...
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obama, how does one knock down the president? >> no one knocks him down. but i tease him a lot. >> about what in? >> any and everything. >> my ears. >> his dancing, singing, he's just fun to tease. the girls love to do it too. >> i'm the straight man in the obama family. >> she gets it done, just gets it done. the most famous interview might be her sitdown with presidential intern monica lewinsky. remember that? >> who could forget? barbara walters can be very endearing and very hard hitting, very intrepid. but we also have learned over the years, even through her show, "the view," no one is spared the tough questions, even if she has kind of a relationship or former relationship with someone, we saw that interview with her former, you know, i guess co-star, star jones and it was kind of biting, wasn't it? >> you know what? i called it awkward at that point in time. such good tv, but you were just cringing. if you are a fan of "the view" this will look familiar. take a look at barbara and star jones. >> painful then, still painful now. >> yeah. yeah. >> wh
obama, how does one knock down the president? >> no one knocks him down. but i tease him a lot. >> about what in? >> any and everything. >> my ears. >> his dancing, singing, he's just fun to tease. the girls love to do it too. >> i'm the straight man in the obama family. >> she gets it done, just gets it done. the most famous interview might be her sitdown with presidential intern monica lewinsky. remember that? >> who could forget? barbara...
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sources tell me that while he's here president obama will highlight the fact that this state, with the western frontier tradition, passed their new gun laws. he's going to use the success here to push congress to try to do the same and make that the top priority issue when congress comes back from recess, which happens next week. while he's here today, carol, the president is going to hold a round table with families of victims including from the aurora movie theater and columbine massacres. carol? >> he's got a challenge trying to push any gun control measure through congress because i hear the background check bill is going before congress is in trouble. >> you're right. a handful of republicans has promised to filibuster that bill, which includes universal background checks for all purchases. senate democrats are looking for the 60 votes they need to overcome that opposition. they currently don't have it. they are working on a compromise. one option is to try to make a deal to eliminate the record-keeping background checks to win over more republican support but if they do not get e
sources tell me that while he's here president obama will highlight the fact that this state, with the western frontier tradition, passed their new gun laws. he's going to use the success here to push congress to try to do the same and make that the top priority issue when congress comes back from recess, which happens next week. while he's here today, carol, the president is going to hold a round table with families of victims including from the aurora movie theater and columbine massacres....
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obama should show some real bravery by taking on hollywood. mike barnicle and steve rattner at the table with us. >> a great piece. >> we said this from day one. if you're going to talk about it, don't just talk about guns. you have to talk about this violent culture. that's something unfortunately the president hasn't wanted to do. has not wanted to speak truth to power in hollywood. >> my husband and i were talking about this because he was on that first week after sandy hook with you guys and i watched the first few days of the coverage on this show. we were all so emotional. it was so raw. and so much emphasis was put on having or trying to find a comprehensive solution to the problem and this was the time that we were going to address it in a big way. >> mental health, media violence. >> very quickly the debate became so narrow and focused on gun control. i think there are political ramifications to that which is why we ended up with a weak gun control measure. >> joe and i warned a lot of democrats and a lot of powerful democrats behind
obama should show some real bravery by taking on hollywood. mike barnicle and steve rattner at the table with us. >> a great piece. >> we said this from day one. if you're going to talk about it, don't just talk about guns. you have to talk about this violent culture. that's something unfortunately the president hasn't wanted to do. has not wanted to speak truth to power in hollywood. >> my husband and i were talking about this because he was on that first week after sandy...
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obama on guns too little too late. on almost every topic from budget negotiations to national security, washington seems only to act these days in response to crisis if it acts at all. obama errored in trying to use newtown to build support for his positions on taxes and energy and immigration and he compounded the error by sending j joe biden to conduct a study. once the president took his foot off the accelerator no other action not even michael bloomberg's ad campaign to maintain the momentum. mark kelly has been, obviously, outspoken advocate on gun control legislation and he has been going around and buying guns and showing how long it takes to fill out a background check. i think it was like five minutes and 36 seconds, just if you care. if you can wait five minutes and 36 seconds for your gun. >> so i'm hearing behind the scenes there is still a deal that is being worked on universal background checks but yesterday it sound like it might be dead. >> they are still trying to figure out some sort of compromise. ag
obama on guns too little too late. on almost every topic from budget negotiations to national security, washington seems only to act these days in response to crisis if it acts at all. obama errored in trying to use newtown to build support for his positions on taxes and energy and immigration and he compounded the error by sending j joe biden to conduct a study. once the president took his foot off the accelerator no other action not even michael bloomberg's ad campaign to maintain the...
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. >>> president obama talked jobs just last hour as he has been in miami. the president, he wants to create construction jobs, rebuilding america's roads and the bridges and the ports. speaking of, port of miami there today. he's hoping to get private investors involved. he talked about his plan for a national infrastructure bank, basically the president wants congress to pony up $10 billion to loan to projects, loans that would be matched by local governments or private investors. >> instead of picking projects based on pork barrel politics, we'll pick them based on how much good they'll actually do for the economy. how much the project makes sense. and we'll better finance projects that involve more than one mode of transportation or more than one town or state with less red tape to gum up the works. >> the president, again, as i mentioned, port miami, which is undergoing a $2 billion upgrade funded by taxpayers and private investors. >>> new federal rules to cut pollution have now been released. but not everyone thrilled about these here. here is the dea
. >>> president obama talked jobs just last hour as he has been in miami. the president, he wants to create construction jobs, rebuilding america's roads and the bridges and the ports. speaking of, port of miami there today. he's hoping to get private investors involved. he talked about his plan for a national infrastructure bank, basically the president wants congress to pony up $10 billion to loan to projects, loans that would be matched by local governments or private investors....
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should focus mostly on intrigue revenues. 17% say focus on cutting government spending and president obama edges out congressional republicans by four points when it comes to who has a better approach to deal with the deficit. >> let's go back to the first issue. there is no doubt here that the appetite for deficit reduction is pretty small. >> i think it's interesting reading some of the opinion pieces over the weekend. it just seems like we are still -- they have economists on the left that are still very much not for sort of addressing these issues as firmly as those on the right would. i thought there was more of an equilibrium coming. >> it's very evident. people, let's not cut more programs. please don't cut my government program. >> doesn't the poll numbers seem to me to seem to reflect the lack of growth that we have in the country and the fact that although unemployment is ticking down, it's only ticking down and if you are somebody who is being out of the work and is worried about how you're going to be reemployed because your skills don't match the future requirements of the eco
should focus mostly on intrigue revenues. 17% say focus on cutting government spending and president obama edges out congressional republicans by four points when it comes to who has a better approach to deal with the deficit. >> let's go back to the first issue. there is no doubt here that the appetite for deficit reduction is pretty small. >> i think it's interesting reading some of the opinion pieces over the weekend. it just seems like we are still -- they have economists on the...
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. >> the reward money is available under a new law signed by president obama in january. >>> kia and hyundai are recalling more than 1.6 million cars. here's the problem. defective brake lamps are sending wrong signals to the cars' electronic brain. hyundai and kia will send notifications to owners in june. that's when they should have enough new brake light switches available to fix the problem. it's one of the largest recalls ever for hyundai and kia. they are owned by the same south korean parent company. >>> coming up on cnn, cancer clinics are turning away some patients saying forced spending cuts are to blame. matt's brakes didn't sound right... ...so i brought my car to mike at meineke... ...and we inspected his brakes for free. -free is good. -free is very good. [ male announcer ] now get 50% off brake pads and shoes at meineke. ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, whole grain oats. you can't go wrong loving it. >>> in today's human factor, a tough d
. >> the reward money is available under a new law signed by president obama in january. >>> kia and hyundai are recalling more than 1.6 million cars. here's the problem. defective brake lamps are sending wrong signals to the cars' electronic brain. hyundai and kia will send notifications to owners in june. that's when they should have enough new brake light switches available to fix the problem. it's one of the largest recalls ever for hyundai and kia. they are owned by the same...